One round left and Fluminense kept the leadership under its arms to play the title decider
against relegated Guarani at home on Sunday. However, discussion raging in Brazil nowadays is not
over the qualities of the league. The intense debate in the country is over an old obsession: the
format of the tournament.
Originally from Goal.com I just like the photos, which I've only just found...
Former Brazil, Barcelona and Milan star Rivaldo will make a return to Brazilian football in the
2011 Paulista for tiny club Mogi Mirim, of whom the player is also president.
The 38 year-old has not played competitive football since leaving Uzbekistani outfit Bunyodkor
in August, and it has been seven years since he has played for a Brazilian club.
Professor Christopher Gaffney checks in again from Brazil...
The Soccerex Global Convention was held last week in the Copacabana Fort, attached to the
Sofitel in Rio de Janeiro. The title of the convention, Uniting the Football World, made as much
sense as FIFA's slogan, For the Good of the Game.
Today, this blog is featuring a new book - "Planeta do Futebol: do Brasil a fronteira
afega"("Football Planet: from Brazil to Afghan" in English, pictured above) written Brazilian
football journalist Renato Andreão
Renato, as you can remember, was the kind gentleman who conducted my email interview with S.
